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Tuesday, 3 October 2017

Bird count days 2017

30th
of September and 1st October we took part in Europe and Asia every year bird count: Our team of five bird
observers registered 1572 birds of 54 species. It was good migration of Hawfinches (559
registered) and Common Redpolls(Accanthis flammea) (390 registered). Also tits were in good numbers and third
place by numbers got Coal Tit (Parus Ater) – 125 birds registered.

Hawfinch(Coccothraustes Coccothraustes) - most numerous October migrants on the station

1st
of October also was good day for ringing. We ringed 94 birds. Mainly it was
Willow (Parus montanus) – 28 ind., Great(Parus major) – 11 ind. and Azure
(Parus cyanus) – 9 ind. Tits.

In the
end of weekend – evening of the 1st Oct. We got really nice bird –
Godlewski’s Bunting. Sixth caught for 6 years – it was a pleasure
to see this species for all of us.